Walter Goffart

Summary

Walter Goffart is a human^[1]. Born in Berlin^[2], he… he was born on +1934-02-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in New Haven^[4]. He died on +2025-02-14T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a historian^[6], medievalist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Walter Goffart's place of birth was Berlin^[2].
• Walter Goffart passed away in New Haven^[4].
• Walter Goffart was born on +1934-02-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Walter Goffart died on +2025-02-14T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Walter Goffart held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Walter Goffart's professions included historian^[6].
• Walter Goffart worked as a medievalist^[7].
• Walter Goffart worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Walter Goffart's field of work was Roman Empire^[11].
• Walter Goffart's field of work was barbarian kingdom^[12].
• Walter Goffart's field of work was history^[13].
• Walter Goffart's field of work was medieval studies^[14].
• Walter Goffart was employed by University of Toronto^[15].
• Walter Goffart was employed by Yale University^[16].
• Walter Goffart was educated at Harvard University^[17].
• Walter Goffart received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• Walter Goffart received the Haskins Medal^[19].
• Walter Goffart received the Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America^[20].
• Walter Goffart was a member of Medieval Academy of America^[21].
• Walter Goffart is recorded as male^[22].
• Walter Goffart's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Walter Goffart's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115802151^[24].
• Walter Goffart's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109478024^[25].
• Walter Goffart's GND ID is recorded as 121799247^[26].
• Walter Goffart's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80051524^[27].

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Origins and Family

Walter Goffart's place of birth was Berlin^[2]. He was born on +1934-02-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Walter Goffart was educated at Harvard University^[17]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[6], medievalist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include Roman Empire^[11], an empire^[29]; barbarian kingdom^[12]; history^[13]; and medieval studies^[14], an academic discipline^[30]. Employers include University of Toronto^[15], a public research university^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1827^[33], headquartered in Toronto^[34] and Yale University^[16], a private university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1701^[37], headquartered in New Haven^[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1925^[41]; Haskins Medal^[19], a medallion^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1940^[44]; and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America^[20], a fellowship award^[45].

Death and Burial

Walter Goffart died on +2025-02-14T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in New Haven^[4].

Why It Matters

Walter Goffart ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Walter Goffart born?

Walter Goffart was born in Berlin^[2].

Where did Walter Goffart die?

Walter Goffart passed away in New Haven^[4].

What did Walter Goffart do for work?

Walter Goffart worked as historian^[6], medievalist^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Walter Goffart go to school?

Walter Goffart was educated at Harvard University^[17].

What awards did Walter Goffart receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], Haskins Medal^[19], and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America^[20].